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The Brady Bunch was groundbreaking in its depiction of divorce, blended families and shared beds, but there was one reality that the series resolutely ignored. In real life, if you throw an equally paired group of mixed-gender, heterosexual kids together in the same household and add puberty, what you get is less Brady Bunch and more Bang Bus. 1996’s A Very Brady Sequel spoofed this obvious blind spot by throwing some sexual tension into Greg and Marcia’s fight over the attic bedroom, but even that was pretty neutered by reality’s standards, because of course, in reality, “we all hooked up,” according to Greg Brady actor Barry Williams.

Possibly the most shocking behind-the-scenes Brady relationship drama was its most Freudian, if also a bit overblown. Maureen McCormick wrote in her memoir of having “a huge crush on Robert Reed,” her TV stepdad, to the point that she “really wanted to marry him,...

Life could have turned out differently for Christopher Knight if he hadn’t landed the part of Peter on The Brady Bunch. “Very, very different,” he said on the most recent episode of The Real Brady Bros. podcast. “Let’s just say that there was some experience of what family could be that I was exposed to because of the Bradys. And I wouldn’t have had that. In looking back on it, it was a great balancing agent in my life.”

Knight was alluding to a sense of domestic affection shared with his fictional family that wasn’t always part of his actual home life, at least according to other interviews he’s conducted in recent years. But when he said his life would have been “very, very different,” he was mostly talking about his family’s financial survival. “It chills me to even think” of the alternate future...

Sherwood Schwartz's 1969 sitcom "The Brady Bunch" was progressive and retrogressive at the same time. On the one hand, it vaunted the virtues of remarrying and finding new families, showing that step-siblings and second spouses could produce as harmonious a domestic unit as more traditional nuclear families. On the other hand, the characters were clean-cut and virtuous to a cartoonish degree, only expressing the blandest sorts of domestic turmoil. It's easy to be harmonious when every member of the family is scrupulous and clean. The show was more about mild, silly pet peeves than about legitimately hard-hitting clashes of character. 

Of course, "hard-hitting" was not Schwartz's métier. He was a writer of high-concept, light-hearted comedies. This was, after all, the "Gilligan's Island" guy. He wasn't about to skew into Neil Labute family dramas with "The Brady Bunch." 

And "The Brady Bunch" was huge. It lasted a gangbusters 117 episodes over its five seasons,...

The Brady Bunch remains one of television history's most well-known sitcoms, but at the time of its airing, the show started to lose some steam after several seasons. With the show's children getting older, the decision was made to introduce a new family member, but the cast agrees that this was the moment that the show jumped the shark.

Per People, some of the stars of The Brady Bunch reunited for a panel at The Chocolate Expo at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, earlier this month. Cast members in attendance included Christopher Knight, Barry Williams, Mike Lookinland, and Susan Olsen. When the Brady Bunch stars were taking questions from fans, one person asked, "What was the deal with Cousin Oliver?"

"Our shark jump," Olsen responded. "Every time a show is starting to get a little bit lower in the ratings, they start to add in the cute kid."

Our shark jump.

After years of re-runs and all new generations finding the show, it might seem as if The Brady Bunchhas thousands of episodes to watch. The reality is that the show only ran for five seasons and had 117 episodes in total, but the cast themselves all thought the show would keep on running when it was originally airing on ABC. Now, Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, and Susan Olsen spoke with People at The Chocolate Expo at Hofstra University about saying goodbye to the Brady family.

A fairly harmless question had the former Brady kids talking about how they learned of The Brady Bunch's fate. When People asked about keeping props and things from the set, Knight shared that no one took anything because they thought the show was coming back. "We didn't know whether we were picked up." Williams went on to explain what happened after Season 5 of the show.

Susan Olsen, the Brady Bunch actress blamed for tanking another revival thanks to her conservative rants, lit up The Real Brady Bros podcast recently with a series of hot takes about her time on the original show. In addition to regrets about not suing Paramount over on-set injuries, she told TV brothers Christopher Knight (Peter), Barry Williams (Greg) and Mike Lookinland (Bobby) that she resented playing the dumbest Brady of them all.

Williams called out Cindy’s stupidity in the kindest way possible, remembering young Olsen as bright and not at all like her Brady character. Especially in the show’s early days, writers found “comedy” in Cindy not understanding, well, just about everything. An example from the first episode, in which mother Carol prepares for her marriage to Mike:

Carol: To tell the truth, I’ve got a few butterflies in my stomach.

Cindy: Were you sleeping with your mouth open,...

Susan Olsen — who played Cindy Brady, the “youngest one in curls” — suffered a terrible injury filming the first episode of The Brady Bunch.

The former child actor opened up about a backstage accident in a Wednesday episode of The Real Brady Bros podcast alongside her former co-stars Christopher Knight and Barry Williams.

During the show’s first pilot episode in 1969, where blended-family parents Mike and Carol Brady tie the knot, they revisited a moment when the camera struggled to focus on Cindy’s face. Olsen affirmed that it wasn’t a mistake but happened because she “got injured” before filming.

“I almost died,” Olsen said, adding that she suffered an injury while “standing on a makeup chair and something from the catwalk, where they keep all the lights and everything, fell.”

“It hit the makeup man first, [fell] off the body makeup woman, and hit me in the face,” she said.

Patrick Adiarte, the Philippines-born dancer and actor who appeared in The King and I and Flower Drum Song on Broadway and the big screen and had a recurring role on M*A*S*H, has died. He was 82.

Adiarte died Tuesday in a Los Angeles-area hospital of pneumonia, his niece, Stephanie Hogan, told The Hollywood Reporter.

When The Brady Bunch went to Honolulu for a family vacation in a three-part episode that kicked off the fourth season of the ABC series in 1972, Adiarte played a construction gofer who gives the kids a tour before they meet with all kinds of chaos after Bobby (Mike Lookinland) discovers a small tiki idol that could be cursed.

Adiarte also was a popular dancer on the 1965-66 NBC musical variety series Hullabaloo, where he began a short-lived singing career with the pop tune “Five Different Girls.”

In 1952, Adiarte joined the Broadway cast of Rodgers...

He makes art critics cringe, but Thomas Kinkade — whose idyllic paintings of storybook cottages and pastoral landscapes glow as if lit from within — has arguably given more pleasure to the masses than any artist since Norman Rockwell. In theory, one could make the case that Walt Disney, Charles Schulz or Margaret “Big Eyes” Keane is more deserving of such an extravagant claim, and yet, it’s only Kinkade whose work was recently estimated to be hanging in roughly one in 20 American homes.

In the end, I suppose it all comes down to what you consider “art.” Do black-velvet Elvis paintings count? How about dogs playing poker, or silk-screen renderings of Campbell’s soup cans? That’s where the critics enter the picture once again, as few take Kinkade’s kitsch creations — which have been mass-produced as coffee mugs, collectible plates and dust catchers of all kinds — seriously enough to qualify them as art.

Since getting his big break crafting jokes for Bette Midler in the early 1970s, Emmy-winning comedy writer and personality Bruce Vilanch has found success writing for the small screen and stage. But by his own admission, the scribe behind 25 Academy Award ceremonies and more than his fair share of Miss Universe and USA pageants has also penned some real flops.

In his new book, “It Seemed Like a Bad Idea at the Time: The Worst TV Shows in History and Other Things I Wrote,” Vilanch walks readers through some of the most ill-conceived projects he’s been attached to over the years — from 1978’s “The Star Wars Holiday Special” to the now infamous 1989 Oscars ceremony that opened with Rob Lowe and Snow White pirouetting to “Proud Mary.”

“‘It was a terrible idea, and I shouldn’t have gotten involved’ didn’t even occur to us at the time,” Vilanch told IndieWire on a Zoom call,...

Christopher Knight doesn’t sound that enthusiastic about being a child actor, even though he benefited from the “wholesome environment” on the Brady Bunch set, he said this week on the I Choose Me with Jennie Garth podcast. It’s not that being gainfully employed as Peter Brady was so bad, but “isn’t that your parents’ job to work, not you?”

One reason Knight had to work in the first place was because his actor dad was having trouble landing roles, he explained. With theater jobs in scarce supply, Knight’s father found an agent for Christopher and his older brother, Garth. To everyone’s surprise (because Garth was the outgoing one), Christopher was the one who booked work, including his role on Brady Bunch.

It was a good thing that young Knight delivered a regular paycheck since his home life was “chaotic and not abundant.” How bad was it?...

On HGTV’s 2019 series A Very Brady Renovation, the Studio City mid-century ranch home that served as the establishing shot of the Brady Bunch house was gutted and remodeled to look like the interiors from the beloved sitcom. Then in 2023, socialite (and super Brady fan) Tina Trahan bought the property for $3.2 million and has been obsessively filling it with every prop and decorative item ever captured on the series — 300 “Easter eggs” in all. I toured the house and can attest it is one of the trippiest experiences I’ve ever encountered. Salt and pepper shakers, handwritten birthday cards, night table reading: it’s all exactly as it appeared on the show (as are the rooms).

Now Trahan is mulling what to do with her creation. She’s enlisted Brady Bunch cast members Barry “Greg” Williams and Christopher “Peter” Knight (himself in the decor space — his Christopher Knight Home collection chairs...

The Reason Your Agent Isn’t Calling You Back? Pickleball

If you happened to be passing through Calabasas and heard a loud “twocking” sound, we can explain. On Nov. 16, a slew of Hollywood’s most powerful players (and, in this case, we’re using the word literally) assembled on the courts of the Calabasas Pickleball Club for the Entertainment Pickleball League’s championship tourney. Although they began just a few months ago, Epl’s games are quickly shaping up to be Hollywood’s biggest draw this side of the Academy Gala, with agents and execs from just about every entertainment company forming squads — most with pun-filled names like Disney’s Monster Dinks, NBCUni’s Dis-Pickleball Me and CAA’s Dill Makers — to participate. “We started with four teams,” says Zee Batal, the TV producer who launched the league in late

September with reality TV showrunner Erica Hanson. “Now we have eight.

According to one star of the series, a revival of The Brady Bunch came close to happening, only to be squashed before getting to production. Allegedly, this was due in part to Susan Olsen publicly expressing her political opinions.

In the classic sitcom, Olsen played Cindy Brady, the youngest of Carol's (Florence Henderson) three girls. During a recent interview for the "Walk Away Campaign" podcast (per Vanity Fair), Olsen said that CBS Studios had a planned Brady Bunch revival series in the works. The show was said to have followed Cindy and her siblings, now as adults, with Olsen's character portrayed as a libertarian podcaster. However, it's alleged that the network wound up scrapping the project due to Olsen's conservative views, particularly about her support for Donald Trump and criticism of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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The blended family from The Brady Bunch were not as popular during their original run on ABC as they are today. The ’70s sitcom became a favorite among children and teenagers, who loved to see the sibling dynamics between the three brothers and three sisters. However, they apparently shared more than sibling love off-screen.

A still poster of The Brady Bunch | Credits: Paramount Television

The Brady Bunch saw Robert Reed’s Mike Brady and Florence Henderson’s Carol Martin marry each other, both having been married earlier with kids. Mike has three sons—Greg, Peter, and Bobby—and Carol has three daughters—Marcia, Jan, and Cindy. The couple adopts each other’s children and the sitcom explores this unconventional big family.

The Cast Of The Brady Bunch: What Are They Doing Now? The cast of The Brady Bunch | Credits: Paramount Television

The Brady Bunch ran for five seasons and a total of 117 episodes.

Adrianne Curry rose to fame after winning America's Next Top Model in 2003, signing with top models and even Playboy. Adrianne's reality TV relationship with Christopher Knight led to marriage, followed by divorce after five years. Adrianne now lives off-the-grid in Montana with her husband Matthew, focusing on raising chickens and selling Avon.

Adrianne Curry's life changed forever when she won the very first season of America's Next Top Model in 2003. As the winner of the modeling competition, Adrianne signed with top modeling management, Wilhelmina Models, and went on to pose for several magazines, including landing the cover of Playboy. In 2005, Adrianne returned to reality TV when she appeared in Season 4 of The Surreal Life. Living in a house with other celebrities, Adrianne struck up a romance with The Brady Bunch actor Christopher Knight.

Adrianne was thrust into the spotlight after winning Antm, but she no longer lives a life in the Hollywood limelight.

Adrianne Curry reflects on her bad experiences in her marriage to Christopher Knight. Lessons learned from past mistakes led to Adrianne finding true love with her husband Matthew Rhode. Grateful for her current relationship, Adrianne values privacy and a partner who truly adores her.

While Adrienne Curry might have spent many years of her life in the spotlight, with every personal detail getting exposed, it wasn't always her choice. In a candid interview, she recently opened up about her marriage to Christopher Knight, and the things she agreed to because she was young and in love and didn't know any better.

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“The Brady Bunch” star Barry Williams was inspired by TV mom Florence Henderson to go on “Dancing With the Stars,” he told TheWrap in an interview last week.

Henderson, who played mom Carol Brady on the ’70s sitcom, competed in Season 11 of the ABC competition. “She was my inspiration,” he said. When asked if he thinks of the actress, who died on Nov. 24, 2016, whenever he hits the dance floor, he answered, “Yes. Every week.”

Williams visited the set in 2010 to watch Henderson rehearse and perform. “I was really taken with it,” he said. “She had always mentored me in one way or another. She knew that I had been active theatrically in a lot of musicals, and she thought this would be a great fit for me. I got the bug, and she made me promise to go for it.”

The Brady Bunch cast at the 5th Annual TV Land...

HGTV suffered a significant financial loss when the iconic Brady Bunch house sold for $2.3 million less than the original listing price of $5.5 million. The property was ultimately sold for $3.2 million, which the listing agent believed was a more accurate value for a house that is not suitable for living and subject to restrictive Airbnb rental laws. Despite the loss, HGTV invested $1.9 million in renovations to transform the house into a full replica of the famous show, preserving its iconic status in television history.

Back in May, one of television's most iconic homes was put on the market: The Brady Bunch house. It now has new owners, but not without certain financial repercussions for HGTV. According to reports, the house sold for a significant amount under the original listing price, ouch! The network originally listed the home at $5.5 million, and its new owners purchased it for $3.2 million. This is a full...

HGTV has sold The Brady Bunch house and it did so at below the asking price and below the price they paid when they purchased it back in 2018.

The Los Angeles home served as the exterior shot of the popular 1970s sitcom. HGTV bought the home and renovated the interior to replicate the Hollywood sets of the comedy that starred Florence Henderson and Robert Reed.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the home sold for $3.2 million, which the cable network had listed at $5.5 million earlier this year. HGTV bought the home for $3.5 million at the time and documented the renovations with specials like A Very Brady Renovation and A Very Brady Renovation: Holiday Edition.

Tina Trahan, a self-proclaimed fan of the show and the 1995 parody film, bought the home and said she would use the house located in Studio City for charitable events.

Brady Bunch cast: (left to right) Maureen McCormack,...

If you've been fantasizing about living in the actual house from The Brady Bunch, as if you had just stepped straight into the sitcom from your living room, you are in luck... as long as you have $5.5 million to spend. The Los Angeles house used for the exterior shots of The Brady Bunch house is back on the market, but with some major changes. Located at 11222 Dilling St., the home was previously up for sale in 2018 when it was purchased by HGTV. The network then invited back the actors who played the Brady Bunch children to help renovate the home's interiors alongside HGTV stars, making the inside look just like the set that was used for the sitcom, complete with the familiar staircase.

The process was documented for the HGTV special A Very Brady Renovation, which drew 28 million viewers when it aired. The special notably brought back cast members Barry Williams...

The Masked Singer season 9's third place finisher was California Roll, who was revealed to be a capella singing group, Pentatonix, and there are several other groups who would also be perfect for the mystery singing competition. Pentatonix is a five-member act, which is the largest in Masked Singer history. They brought their signature harmonies to songs such as "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler, "Creep" by Radiohead, and "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson.

The Masked Singer season 9's California Roll was not the first group to compete. That distinction belongs to Hanson, who competed on The Masked Singer season 5 as the Russian Dolls. In season 7, En Vogue appeared as the Queen Cobras, while The Brady Bunch brothers, Barry Williams (Greg), Christopher Knight (Peter), and Mike Lookinland (Bobby) were revealed to be the Mummies in season 8. Wilson Phillips were the season 8 runner-up, impressing everyone with...

“House of Sand and Fog” director Vadim Perelman has signed on to direct “The House with No Walls,” a docu-series examining the mystery surrounding the 2010 death of eccentric millionaire John Bender in Costa Rica.

The four-part series hails from Former Prodigy Media, the production company headed by “Brady Bunch” alumnus Christopher Knight and producer Phil Viardo. “House with No Walls” is based on an upcoming podcast about the Bender story, “Hell in Heaven,” from Blanchard House. The project has been developed with Selectors, a London-based IP incubator run by journalist William Ralston with backing from financier Goldfinch.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled that our collab with Selectors and Blanchard House on this documentary will now be masterfully led by such a talented and accomplished director as Vadim Perelman,” said Viardo.

“When we found this story, we were instantly hooked and began to explore the best possible way to tell it,...

That ‘90s Show has plenty of pop culture references, but one joke about Friends carries more meaning thanks to a particular cast member. Friends is just beginning to plant roots in television history during That ‘90s Show season 1. However, the important inclusion of a joke between Leia and Jay connects That ‘90s Show and Friends in a way that has likely been forgotten.

The Mary Tyler Moore special guest appearance on That ‘70s Show was a major reference to its titular decade. That ‘70s Show is also riddled with references to popular 1970s bands like Led Zeppelin. These nods to the decade set the tone for That ‘70s Show, and the same technique has continued into That ‘90s Show. However, one cast member’s history can give more meaning to a 1990s pop culture reference.

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The Masked Singer season 9 is gearing up to be an exciting season, especially with Abba night on its list of themed episodes. The series introduced theme nights last season, with most eliminations matching the theme of the night. During TV Show night, The Brady Bunch stars Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, and Mike Lookinland were unmasked as the Mummies, along with Shark Tank star Daymond John as Fortune Teller. This season, aside from Abba night, the show will feature nights dedicated to New York, Superheroes, Sesame Street, Country, and the 80s. The Masked Singer has also revealed a few costumes.

The Masked Singer season 9 will feature Axolotl, Doll, French Hen, Moose, Mustang, Dandelion, Gargoyle, California Roll, and Jackalope, among other costumes that haven't been revealed yet. Panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, and Nicole Scherzinger will all return along with host Nick Cannon. The Masked Singer season 9 has not revealed its format yet,...

The Masked Singer season 9 will continue to have theme nights after their great success in season 8, and a few of them have been revealed. The Masked Singer season 8 introduced theme nights for the first time. Some of them featured certain celebrities, including Andrew Lloyd Webber and the Muppets. Andrew and Miss Piggy served as guest panelists on their respective episodes. There were other themes, including Vegas, TV Theme Songs, '90s, Comedy Roast, Hall of Fame, and Fright Night.

On Camera Audiences, the website where fans can get free tickets to The Masked Singer tapings, has announced the first four season 9 themes. The January 23 The Masked Singer season 9 taping is simply called "Opening Night."

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This is similar to the first episode from The Masked Singer season 8 which did not have a theme. The January 24 taping is Abba Night.

The Masked Singer season 9 will debut in February, and some new details have been revealed about what is in store for fans of the mystery celebrity reality singing competition. The Masked Singer season 8 ended with two of the biggest unmaskings in the show's history: runner-up Wilson Phillips as the Lambs and winner Amber Riley as Harp. The Masked Singer season 8 introduced theme nights for the first time ever. It also had a new format that allowed only one contestant to make it through to the next round. This led to a record-breaking 22 singers performing in The Masked Singer season 8.

According to a Fox press release shared by The Futon Critic, the premiere date for The Masked Singer season 9 is Wednesday, February 15 at 8 p.m. Est. The show, which ranked as fall 2022's #1 unscripted series for the fourth consecutive year, will once again feature themed episodes.

The Masked Singer season 8 featured...

The Masked Singer season 8 had some of the most incredible talent in the history of the show, and, while the panelists were able to recognize some of the legendary voices, a few contestants left them stumped until their unmaskings. The Masked Singer panel is made up of Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Nicole Scherzinger. They are known for putting together the clues with the voices, in order to make guesses that help the audience make informed decisions about who is behind each mask.

While Ken is notorious for his hilarious incorrect guesses, he does occasionally get one of them right. With a record 22 competitors in The Masked Singer season 8, the panelists had many opportunities to make correct guesses. This season had some of the greatest competitors that the show has ever seen, which made it especially fun and exciting.

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It’s New Year’s Eve once again over at Trailers From Hell, so you know what that means, fellow cineastes: it’s Val Kilmer’s birthday!

As such, our Kilmer Birthday Committee (of one) will continue its annual tradition of watching one Val classic in celebration. Tonight’s entertainment: the criminally under-seen and intensely silly Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker adventure comedy Top Secret! (1984), a mash-up Elvis musical/spy caper parody picture. This relentlessly unserious entertainment carries special significance for Kilmerphiles, as it brought the world Val’s first-ever feature film role.

Now when Val Kilmer makes his celluloid acting debut, he’s not just some featured extra, or the 12th lead, or whatever. Don’t be silly. He’s the star, damn it.

In Top Secret!, that means he’s Nick Rivers, a Presley-esque rock and roller who finds himself inadvertently at the heart of an attempted hostile overseas takeover. This raucous...

From Gloria Gaynor to The Masked Singer season 8 winner Amber Riley, this season of the show had remarkable contestants. Along with the celebrities on the show, season 8 also included theme nights which made the series so much fun. Panelists got dressed up every week for themes like Vegas Night, TV Night, and 90s Night. After the show upset many fans last season by including Rudy Giuliani as a contestant, the new format revived the series and had fans excited to tune in every week. Season 8 also included two eliminations per episode instead of one like other seasons.

After The Masked Singer fans were underwhelmed with season 7, this season, the show came back stronger than ever with its contestants. Producers steered clear of anyone controversial and stuck to universally loved celebrities. One of the biggest fan criticisms last season was that the contestants weren't recognizable enough. Some of the revealed celebrities include Duff Goldman,...

Amber Riley has made TV history with her win on The Masked Singer season eight.

During Wednesday (30 November) night’s finale of the US version of the celebrity singing series, Riley – best known for her recurring role as Mercedes on creator Ryan Murphy’s series Glee – walked away victorious.

Following the top-secret 12-week singing competition, the 36-year-old actor, who had been disguised as a gold shimmery harp, was the last standing contestant to unmask.

Riley’s newest triumph marks her second major win on a TV reality show competition. In 2013, she and her dance partner, Derek Hough, took home the coveted mirrorball trophy of Dancing with the Stars season 17.

Other celebrities, including Gladys Knight and Margaret Cho, have attempted both competitions, however, Riley is the only one to have ever achieved the double feat.

Although The Masked Singer season two winner, Wayne Brady (How I Met Your Mother), came close...

If you thought Amber Riley winning the Golden Mask during the November 30 finale of “The Masked Singer” was the end of Season 8, you’d be dead wrong. Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV show still has one extra episode left, the Seasonal Sing-a-Long Spectacular, which will air in its normal Wednesday night time slot on December 7, 2022.

The annual Sing-a-Long is a chance for fans at home to whet their whistles and croon along with the contestants of Season 8. Expect many of your favorites to make special holiday appearances, so you can pluck along with the winner (Amber Riley as Harp), bleat with the runners-up (Wilson Phillips as Lambs) or shiver with the semi-finalist (Nikki Glaser as Snowstorm). As always, the lyrics will appear on screen with a bouncing ball keeping the tempo.

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This eighth installment...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 8, episodes 11 and 12, of “The Masked Singer,” “Two-Hour Epic Finale,” which aired Nov. 30 on Fox.

“The Masked Singer” ended its eighth season on a “Glee”-ful note. Singer and actor Amber Riley, known for playing Mercedes Jones on Fox’s “Glee” and more recently for projects including “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and Lifetime’s “Single Black Female,” was revealed as this season’s winner on the Wednesday night finale.

Riley was unmasked as the Harp, beating out the Lambs — who were unmasked as 90s vocal group Wilson Phillips.

“It’s very validating as an artist,” Riley tells Variety about her win. “It can get very discouraging in this industry, especially as a music artist. I’m pretty much a new artist, even though I’ve been in this industry a really long time… to hear all the amazing...

Exclusive: Fox has a lot to be thankful for this week. After three days of delayed viewing, The Masked Singer‘s Thanksgiving episode drew the network’s highest-rated Thursday original telecast in over six years.

The episode, which was the Season 8 semifinals, scored a 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic, according to Live+3 Day Nielsen data. A Thursday program hasn’t scored that well for Fox since the finale of American Idol in April 2016.

It’s also the highest rating a regular Thursday primetime entertainment telecast has received in L+3 across all of cable and broadcast since the series finale of The Big Bang Theory on CBS in 2019.

It’s worth noting that the episode had a lead in from the Dallas Cowboys win over the New York Giants, which drew an NFL viewing record of its own with a massive 42 million people watching that game.

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The Masked Singer season 8 contestants, the Lambs, will make history on finale night. The Lambs impressed the panelists, Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, and Nicole Scherzinger, as they made songs their own with their incredible harmonies. In their debut performance on Muppets Night, they sang a rousing rendition of "Hot N Cold" by Katy Perry. They then dethroned the reigning Queen of The Masked Singer, Kat Graham (Robo Girl) in the Battle Royale, singing a powerful version of "Call Me" by Blondie.

The following week, the Lambs earned their spot in the semi-finals by defeating Le'Veon Bell (Milkshake) in the '90s Night Battle Royale, singing "What Is Love" by Haddaway after their beautiful rendition of "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette. During the semi-finals, the Lambs sang "Need You Now" by Lady A. They later took on Harp and Snowstorm, singing "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson in the Battle Royale.

The Masked Singer finale will be a special two-hour episode that will celebrate season 8 and then determine the winner of the Golden Mask Trophy. In The Masked Singer semi-finals, the final three contestants, Snowstorm, Harp, and the Lambs, competed for the two finale night spots. Snowstorm was revealed to be comedian and television host Nikki Glaser, when Harp and the Lambs defeated her in the Battle Royale during which they all sang "Since U Been Gone" by Kelly Clarkson.

According to TV Guide, The Masked Singer finale will air on Nov. 30 and will be a two-hour episode, titled "Two Hour Epic Finale." Part 1 will revisit "the best moments of season 8," while in part 2, "both finalists sing their hearts out one last time, with only one taking home the trophy." The first half of The Masked Singer season 8 finale will recap the season. There have been many The Masked Singer season...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 8, episode 10, of “The Masked Singer,” “Battle of the Semi-Finals,” which aired Nov. 24 on Fox.

Two episodes in one week? “The Masked Singer” returned on Thanksgiving night for its semi-finals.

The Thanksgiving-themed installment saw comedian Nikki Glaser unmasked as Snowstorm, leaving two finalists — Harp and Lambs — for next week’s finale.

Glaser was unmasked after facing off with Harp and Lambs in a three way battle royale.

For Snowstorm, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg got it right with Nikki Glaser. Robin Thicke thought it was Whitney Cummings. Nicole Scherzinger picked Iliza Schlesigner. Ken Jeong guessed Kristen Wiig.

Nikki Glaser as Snowstorm joins Ray Parker, Jr., as Sir Bugaboo, Linda Blair as Scarecrow, Chris Jericho as Bride, Adam Corolla as Avocado, George Foreman as Venus Flytrap, George Clinton as Gopher, Joey Lawrence as the Walrus, Le’Veon Bell as the Milkshake, Kat Graham as Robo Girl,...

Tonight on “The Masked Singer,” Harp, Lambs and Snowstorm participate in a three-way battle to determine the finalists. One contestant is eliminated and forced to reveal themselves in front of America on Thanksgiving Day. Check out costumes for performers singing Thursday, Nov. 24 (8:00-9:02 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox, below.

Famous faces hidden inside outrageous costumes will sing for panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger in hopes of winning the Golden Mask trophy. Host Nick Cannon emcees the wild and wacky fun.

Each episode will feature several jaw-dropping performances by intricately disguised celebrities, but for the first time ever, only one contestant will move on from each episode. The studio audience will vote for their favorite, and the singer with the least amount of votes will unmask mid-show! That celebrity will get a front row seat in the “Masked Singer” VIP section to watch the...

Wednesday night on Fox, “The Masked Singer” solidified the final piece of the impending semi-finals when Snowstorm won her contest against Scarecrow (who quit) and Sir Bug a Boo (who lost the battle royale). Thus, the three contestants facing off in “The Masked Singer” semi-finals are Harp, Lambs and Snowstorm. Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 24 (aka Thanksgiving night!) as that’s when these three costumes will face off head-to-head-to-head in front of the studio audience and panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger to see who advances to the grand finale.

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Harp was the first to earn her spot in the semi-finals after she outlasted a whopping seven costumes throughout the first round. On the “Royal Season Premiere,” she strummed “Perfect” and bested Knight (William Shatner), Hedgehog (Eric Idle) and Hummingbird (Chris Kirkpatrick). Next was “Vegas Night,” where...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 8, episode 9, of “The Masked Singer,” “Fright Night,” which aired Nov. 23 on Fox.

Perhaps “The Masked Singer” judges are finally figuring out that this year’s episodic themes frequently reference the week’s new disguised celebrity contestants. This Wednesday’s episode was dubbed “Fright Night,” so who ya gonna call? “Ghostbusters” singer Ray Parker, Jr., of course. And who might also lurk on stage? “Exorcist” star Linda Blair.

That’s right, for the episode’s reveals, Parker, Jr., and Blair were the next stars to be unmasked.

Blair, as the Scarecrow, stunned host Nick Cannon and the audience by volunteering to unmask and let the other two contestants duke it out to move on to next week. “I love this show so much,” she said. “I came to share how much I love you and what you all...

This week two all new creepy characters take “The Masked Singer” stage to challenge Snowstorm for a spot in the semifinals. Two celebs will be unmasked while one heads to the next round to take on Harp and Lambs. Who will be named the King or Queen on “Fright Night”? Check out costumes for performers singing Wednesday, Nov. 23 (8:00-9:02 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox, below.

Famous faces hidden inside outrageous costumes will sing for panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger in hopes of winning the Golden Mask trophy. Host Nick Cannon emcees the wild and wacky fun.

Each episode will feature several jaw-dropping performances by intricately disguised celebrities, but for the first time ever, only one contestant will move on from each episode. The studio audience will vote for their favorite, and the singer with the least amount of votes will unmask mid-show! That...

The Masked Singer semi-finals will air on Thanksgiving Night, and one of the competitors will be the round one Queen of the show, Harp. With her powerhouse vocals, Harp defeated several legendary performers in round one, to earn her spot in the semi-finals, including William Shatner (Knight), Eric Idle (Hedgehog), and Chris Kirkpatrick (Hummingbird). During Vegas Night, in round two, she knocked two more contestants out of the competition: Jeff Dunham (Pi-Rat) and Montell Jordan (Panther). In the third round on TV Theme Night, she made it to the semi-finals by besting The Brady Bunch brothers, Barry Williams, Christopher Knight, and Mike Lookinland (the Mummies), along with Daymond John (Fortune Teller).

The Masked Singer panelists, Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, and Nicole Scherzinger, have guessed that many iconic singers might be Harp. Throughout the weeks, Robin has wondered if she was Queen Latifah or Yvette Nicole Brown. Jenny thought she might be Jordin Sparks,...

Reality TV history is on the line as two celebrities look to become the first entertainers to win both “Dancing With the Stars” and “The Masked Singer.” It’s certainly a possibility for Wayne Brady, a Season 31 finalist on “DWTS” along with his partner Witney Carson. The “Let’s Make a Deal” host won Season 2 of “The Masked Singer” disguised as Fox in 2019. He will have to defeat Charli D’Amelio, Shangela and Gabby Windey to bookend his Golden Mask with a Mirrorball Trophy.

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We can’t say with 100 certainty that Amber Riley is on the same trajectory, but it seems like a strong possibility. The former “Glee” star won Season 17 of “DWTS” alongside partner Derek Hough. “Masked Singer” fans have been speculating the dancing diva is belting out hits as Harp...

The Masked Singer season 8 will celebrate Thanksgiving with a two-night event. The singing reality show is about to wrap up its final round of competition in order to determine who will go head-to-head with Harp and the Lambs in the semifinals round. The Masked Singer season 8 has had some incredible competitors this season who have made watching the show very exciting.

A recent TV commercial revealed (as confirmed by The Futon Critic) that The Masked Singer will air back-to-back episodes on Wednesday, November 23 and on Thanksgiving night, which is Thursday, November 24. The Wednesday episode will be Fright Night, which is the final round for the third group of the competition. The last two Masked Singer season 8 contestants, Sir Bugaboo and Scarecrow, will compete against Snowstorm, who defeated Bride (Chris Jericho) and Avocado (Adam Corolla) during Comedy Roast Night.

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Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 8, episode 8, of “The Masked Singer,” “Comedy Roast Night,” which aired Nov. 16 on Fox.

As “The Masked Singer” host Nick Cannon revealed this week that he’s expecting his 12th – yes, 12th – child, the Fox series addressed the star’s baby making capabilities several times throughout Wednesday’s episode — even though it was taped in the summer, when Cannon’s tally had just reached the double digits.

“Comedy Roast Night” opened with judge Ken Jeong doing a standup routine with a little roasting of his own: “I know [host] Nick [Cannon] is tired because he’s been up all night memorizing his kids’ names.”

And in her clue package, the week’s winner, Snowstorm, referred to judge Nicole Scherzinger as someone “who has had more famous exes than Nick has had baby mamas.” After performing, she added to Cannon, “I...

Tonight, “The Masked Singer” takes on comedy! The famed panelists roast one another as two new characters enter the competition to take on Bride. Legendary comedians Drew Carey and Jon Lovitz make special appearances on stage. Who will be named the King or Queen on “Comedy Roast Night”? Check out costumes for performers singing Wednesday, Nov. 16 (8:00-9:02 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox, below.

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Famous faces hidden inside outrageous costumes will sing for panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong and Nicole Scherzinger in hopes of winning the Golden Mask trophy. Host Nick Cannon emcees the wild and wacky fun.

Each episode will feature several jaw-dropping performances by intricately disguised celebrities, but for the first time ever, only one contestant will move on from each episode. The studio audience will vote for their favorite, and the singer with...

For the first time in the history of The Masked Singer, the series introduced theme nights, and they have revitalized the show in season 8. So far, the popular series has hosted Vegas, TV, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Muppets, '90s, and Hall of Fame Nights. Upcoming theme nights include Comedy Roast, Fright Night, and Thanksgiving.

The Masked Singer theme nights have breathed new life into the show for many reasons. Not only do they influence the song choices, costumes, and sets, but they also provide clues to the contestants' identities. When contestants are chosen to fit certain themes, the panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy, Ken Jeong, and Nicole Scherzinger have an easier time guessing, and it narrows down the possibilities for the audience as well. The theme nights were a welcome addition to the show in season 8, shaking up the format, and bringing new surprises.

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The Masked Singer season 8 Comedy Roast Night airs November 16, and will feature guest appearances from two comedy legends. For the first time in its history, the show has introduced theme nights. So far, The Masked Singer season 8 has celebrated Las Vegas, a TV Theme, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Muppets, '90s, and Hall of Fame Nights. In addition to Comedy Roast Night, Fright Night and Thanksgiving have been announced as upcoming themes.

According to the cable guide, two fan-favorite comedians will make guest appearances on The Masked Singer Comedy Roast Night: Drew Carey and Jon Lovitz. Drew is no stranger to The Masked Singer as he competed as Llama in season 3. Drew is best known for his starring role on the classic sitcom The Drew Carey Show, as well as the host of the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway? He has also hosted the beloved game show,...

The Masked Singer season 8's Bride made it through to the next round after Hall of Fame Night, and he will now compete against two new contestants on Comedy Roast Night. Bride defeated Venus Fly Trap, who was George Foreman, and Gopher, who was George Clinton. Bride performed a rousing rendition of "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon. The Masked Singer producers have said that everything, including the themes and costumes are clues, so fans should pay close attention because anything could help them figure out the contestants' identities.

On The Masked Singer Comedy Roast Night, Bride will compete against Avocado and Snowstorm. Avocado is a glittery green fruit with a brown pit with a smiling face. It wears green pants and red sneakers with the Masked Singer logo on them. On the Masked Singer Instagram page, Avocado's Mask-Ray clue was revealed to be a bag that said Chips.

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 8, episode 7, of “The Masked Singer,” “Hall of Fame Night,” which aired Nov. 9 on Fox.

“The Masked Singer” paid tribute to late actor Leslie Jordan on Wednesday night’s episode, opening with a brief card dedicating the episode “to a beloved member of the Fox family, Leslie Jordan 1955-2022.”

Jordan, who had previously appeared as a guest judge on “The Masked Singer,” returned as a panelist for this week’s show, which was taped back in August.

As for the episode’s unmasking, it was a night of double “George” reveals. Living up to the “Hall of Fame” theme, boxing and portable grill entrepreneur George Foreman and funk legend George Clinton – of Parliament/Funkadelic fame — were the next to go.

Foreman, as the Venus Flytrap, was the first to go, with the fewest number of votes. Later, Clinton...